Who in today's world of doing more with less has time to NOT do the right thing right the first time? This article describes seven steps for developing and deploying a health and safety management system that should go a long way to avoid false starts.
1) Clearly identify the need that is being met. There is no room for doing things that are "nice." You must point to a clearly articulated need, one that is appreciated and understood by senior line management. The key here is to convince managers that a comprehensive health and safety management system will simplify their life, increase efficiency in achieving improved health and safety results, and clearly indicate by measurement a site's capability to achieve predictable results. Your system will allow managers to specifically understand why they are getting the results they are - and just what they have to do to achieve improved results.